Although their points of view of the authors are very different, the content of their papers show some common ground. Dolfsma states, although ineffectively, that the Internet should be “free of copyright control” but the Carlson School of Management argues that the “enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights… is crucial to the viability of online information based goods markets.” Both agree however, that intermediaries will play an important role in the future music business. Read more…
Digital Music, Media Technology, Social Media
business models, consumer experience, digital distribution, market structure, music
I have been revisiting an essay I wrote in late 2005 that discussed the different points of view on the future of copyright law and technology as it relates to the music industry.
In an earlier post, I reviewed “How Will the Music Industry Weather the Globalization Storm?” by Wilfred Dolfsma (2000).
Digital technology’s role in changing the way consumers experience music and the resulting shift in relative value within the music market structure is analysed in “The end of the CD as we know it… Shifting consumer behaviour and changing business models in the music industry” by Dr. Piet Bakker (2004).
In this second article, Dr. Piet Bakker of the Amsterdam School of Communications Research discusses the effect of digital music on consumer behaviour and the potential future business models for the industry. He illustrates how digital technologies, and MP3 in particular, have changed the way music is experienced by consumers. Read more…
Digital Music, Media Technology
business models, consumer experience, market structure, music
